The father of a soldier whose death at an Army barracks is being investigated has complained to police that the Army failed to return all his son's personal belongings.

Geoff Gray has lodged a complaint with Surrey Police alleging up to 26 of his son Geoff's personal items had been destroyed. Private Gray from Seaham, Co Durham, is one of four soldiers whose deaths from gunshot wounds at Deepcut barracks, are being investigated by police.

Hope of lead

DETECTIVES were today hoping a reconstruction of the moments before US artist Margaret Muller was killed would spark a new lead in the murder investigation. Officers thought her killer may have returned to the east London park where she was murdered in order to take part in yesterday's reconstruction.

Ski tragedy

A BRITISH skier is being held in Colorado on suspicion of first degree assault and reckless endangerment after colliding with another skier who later died. Robert Wills, 31, of Plymouth, Devon, allegedly crashed into a 56-year-old, man who then hit a tree.

Hidden away

MYSTERY surrounded the whereabouts today of al Qaeda mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who was captured in Pakistan over the weekend. Some say he was taken to a US base in Afghanistan, others that he is on a US warship. But the Americans are refusing to say where he is.

Irish talks

PRIME Minister Tony Blair was today at the centre of crisis talks in a bid to clear the way for a restoration of the power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland. David Trimble, Gerry Adams and Bertie Ahern were also heavily involved in the most intensive series of negotiations over the past five years.